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E trade is your cow. Milk it. E trade is all about seizing opportunity. And now, bbc world news america. Anchor this is bbc world news america. He was reaching for his wallet, and the officer just shot him in his arm. Laura the aftermath of a black man shot by police in minnesota is captured live on video by his girlfriend. The footage is sparking further protest. President obama leaves for the nato summit, where from the mission in afghanistan to the fight against Islamic State, there is plenty to talk about and a lot at stake. And, women may hold the key to winning the white house, but what are they looking for in a candidate . Kayy kay goes to katty goes to find out. Laura welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. The video following the shooting of a black man by police in minnesota sparks at rest, the second such in 48 hours. The victim, Philando Castile, was pulled over and was reaching for his drivers license according to his girlfriend when he was shot. The states governor held a press conference, decrying racism and saying he did not think this would have happened if castile and his girlfriend were white. A warning some of these images are distressing. He killed my boyfriend. He is licensed to carry. He was trying to get out his id and his wallet out of his pocket. Reporter the immediate aftermath of yet another police shooting, this time not just caught on camera, but streamed live on facebook. The officer just shot him in his arm. Reporter the female passenger, Diamond Reynolds, just saw her boyfriend shot by a policeman. He is fast losing blood, and fast losing consciousness. I told him not to reach for it you told him to get his id, sir, his drivers license. Please dont tell me hes dead. Please dont tell me my boyfriend just went, like that. Reporter Philando Castile had been pulled over because his rear light was not working, and apparently told the officer he had a legally purchased concealed weapon with him in the car. A. Castile worked as cafeteria supervisor at a local montessori school. Hands up, dont shoot. Reporter protesters converged on the governors mansion, with police tape taken from the scene of the shooting. Toing angry voice nowfamiliar cries of protest that have echoed across this country. Those killer cops have got to go. Reporter Diamond Reynolds stepped before the crowd, carrying her young daughter, who witnessed everything from the backseat of the car. Not one shot, not two shots, not three shots, not four shots, but five shots, for no reason. Reporter it is the second shocking incident this week. This is footage from baton rouge, louisiana, showing a beingman, alton sterling, held down by police and shot several times. Another police shooting. Andher black family left, another racial flashpoint. We are seeing this with alarming regularity. Michael brown, tamir rice, eric garner, freddie gray. The names associated with some of the more highprofile Police Killings in recent times. But the list goes on and on. This year alone, 123 africanamericans have been killed by the police. It is stunning, to see in two days what we have been seeing for years. That is, Police Killing of citizens. The question is, when will there be a systematic response to what has been a systemic problem in the United States . I think that we have been saying this, over and over again, and i think the last two days brought this to a real tipping point, one that this country has to deal with. No justice, no peace. Prosecute the police. Security with so much in so many communities, the fear is this could be the start of a long, hot summer, words which for decades have been uttered with a sense of foreboding. Laura for more on the most recent incidents, im joined by a law professor at georgetown university. Two black men shot dead by the police within 48 hours. Are these killings increasing in number, or do we just know more about them because of cell phone video . Professor butler africanamericans have had stories like this for decades. So theres nothing new. The only thing new is that there are more video evidence, and the medias paying more attention. The video is important, because it is smoking gun evidence of, again, what africanamericans have been reporting for years. But people believe their own eyes. Because the images are very graphic, i think thats moving the debate in a direct and that i hope will in the long run reduce these senseless killings. Laura and yet we have seen a number of cell phone videos of these senseless killings, as you call them. There is outrage, but then it seems nothing changes. What needs to change in impact in practical terms . Professor butler people have focused on criminal prosecution of Police Officers. If you want more systemic change , we have to look at how officers are framed. They are using their guns, deadly force, in situations in which they dont need to. In the united kingdom, for example, there are far fewer police shootings, and yet citizens are just as safe. Bute can have safe streets, we dont need to have Police Officers using deadly force. So better training. People are focused a lot on cameras, body cameras on the cops, dashboard cameras on the cars, but in baton rouge, the cameras the officers were wearing supposedly fell off. I dont know how credible that is. Part of it is just having Police Officers, hiring Police Officers who actually want to serve and protect. Laura the president said today hes deeply disturbed by this latest spate of shootings, but he doesnt think they need to drive a wedge between communities and law enforcement. How can you avoid that . Professor butler there has been a breakdown in trust. The president said that too many Police Officers have a warrior mentality when they patrol communities of color, and he has said instead they need to have a guardian mentality. It is true. They dont look at africanamerican suspects the same way as other suspects. There is bias officers have. A lot of them are afraid of africanamerican men in situations where they should not to be, leading to these tragic consequences. Laura what would gun control help . The police clearly fear that everyone they pullover is packing a gun. Professor butler in about 10 of cases in which Police Officers kill folks, they are unarmed, so thats just about training. Again, when you have this widespread availability of guns, and you have open carry laws, which mean people are allowed to walk around with guns in their pocket, that is a situation that is fraught, that is almost inevitably leading to tragedies like this. So you know, its not politically popular to talk about gun control, or reducing the number of guns on the streets, but when cops stop folks and they have guns, they will always be afraid for their lives, and again, often they will act in ways that are irrational, or excessive. Laura professor paul butler, thank you very much for joining us. Today, president obama departed for poland to attend a nato summit, which certainly has enough on the agenda, the first since britain voted to leave the european union, and one day after president obama announced he was delaying the drawdown of troops in afghanistan. It comes after a string of deadly attacks by the socalled Islamic State. For more on the highstakes, i spoke with the former secreti former supreme allied commander of nato, now at tufts university. Thank you for being with us. There is so much on the table at this summit, but lets start with afghanistan. The president announced he will keep 8000 troops in afghanistan through the end of next year. Allies willt nato also increase their troop contribution . I do. The ratio has been consistent throughout the campaign. Two u. S. Soldiers for everyone nato soldier. If the u. S. Will keep, lets say 8500, i think you will see the allies ante up for thousand troops. I am confident in that. It has been a solid arrangement, and it will help afghanistan. Laura moving to Islamic State, where there has been a spate of attacks, recently in deadly fashion in baghdad, what could nato come up with in the fight against Islamic State . You will seeidis nato deploy what is called the Airborne Early Warning aircraft, those huge airplanes with the big domes on top. They have very sophisticated radar systems, which can do a lot for air control over that battle space, and they can also monitor the Communications Going on in the area. Secondly, more importantly than that even, i think you will see nato sign up to a Training Mission in iraq to support the Iraqi Security forces, who will be the preponderance of boots on the ground who really go after the Islamic State. Third and finally, you will see nato commit to doing more in special forces and intelligence. Nato needs to up its game against the Islamic State, and i think you will see them do that coming out of the summit. Laura is that enough of a contribution to nato from nato to the fight against the Islamic State . Admiral stavridis it is insufficient. We need a total of at least 15,000 to 20,000 troops involved in this fight. Right now, in total we probably have half of that, maybe 10,000 total, and thats being generous. So i think nato needs to put more troops on the ground, probably another 10,000. That will be a heavy lift for nato, but the things i outlined, they will just be a step in that direction. Laura on the question of russian aggression in ukraine, how do you expect nato to respond to that . Yet more forces on the eastern boarder . Admiral stavridis no question. I think that our eastern allies, the baltic states, estonia, latvia, lithuania, poland, romania, all the states that were formerly part of either the soviet union or part of the warsaw pact, are extremely nervous. They watch russia first invade georgia in 2008, then ukraine in 2014, and annexing crimea. They are very nervous. We have seen aggressive russian behavior against the nato border, with many exercises, so the response out of nato will be to move four battalions to that area, one in each of the three baltic states, and one in poland, from the u. S. , the u. K. , germany, and perhaps canada. We will learn more after the summit. Those forces will be the means of deterrence against russia. You will see that financed out of the summit. Laura but will that just annoy russia, and also threaten whatever cooperation there is over syria . Admiral stavridis you know, this is always the dialogue we have to have. I always say, the annoying thing was russias invasion of ukraine, and the annexation of crimea. Thats kind of beyond annoying. I think nato is rightfully stepping up deterrents. But your point is well taken, that above all we need to have an open dialogue with russia. We dont want to stumble backwards into a cold war. The nato secretarygeneral has opined, we need a higher level of dialogue with russia, so i think you will see the reassurance but deterrence, the movement of the battalions, but you also see an olive branch asking for higherlevel dialogue. It will be choppy waters both ways. Laura admiral james stavridis, thank you for joining us. President ial politics was center stage in washington today, as republicans in the house of representatives grilled fbi director james comey on his decision Hillary Clinton did not deserve prosecution for using a private email server when she was secretary of state. I am joined by Time Magazine correspondent jay newton small. So much to talk about. The grilling of the director by republicans, what did it yield . Nothing that he had not said to begin with, which is that he thought she was careless but did not break any laws, and no prosecutor would have prosecuted her, and thats the end of the story. They did not get, after hours and hours of grilling, any new information. Laura republicans must feel it was worth doing, that it helped them in the way they are berating clinton and saying she is not trustworthy in the runup to november. Was that the point of this . Spend hoursday you and hours talking about how Hillary Clinton was irresponsible, bad with classified information, potentially should not begin classified information, all of these stories are bad for hillary. Laura is it good for hillary, that finally Bernie Sanders will endorse her next week . It is. Its like, finally, the primary is over. Who would have thought it would have taken months longer than the republican primary, which everyone thought would go all the way to the end, and this one really did go almost to the end. Laura her rival, donald trump, was here in washington today. What was he doing . Who was he meeting . He was meeting with senate republicans. He said he would have this meeting a long time ago. It was interesting, because they did not actually bring him into congress, because that is a minefield of people he might bump into accidentally, and very awkwardly, who have not supported him or will not support him, or democrats who outright criticize him. So they kept him at arms distance, at the National Republican senatorial committee, a few blocks from the capitol. The senators all had to walk through 95 degree heat to meet with him, and he was, as he always is, critical of his critics, and with after senators who have not endorsed him, but otherwise was pretty jovial. Laura its like a game of musical chairs, who will be his Vice President ial pick. Where are we on that one . This musical chairs, where people keep living leaving the game willingly rather than being forced out. In the last couple days, two senators, joni ernst from iowa and bob corker from tennessee, both said they would not want to be his Vice President ial nominee, which leaves, theres still a pretty good field. Chris christie, the governor of new jersey. Mike pence, governor of indiana. Mary fallin, governor of oklahoma. Those are three other leading candidates now. Laura donald trump has promised us an exciting Republican Convention. Who will be speaking . Thats another great question. The five Vice President of candidates, wouldbe candidates i mentioned, are all planning to speak, but beyond that, theres a real question of who will speak at this, since most of the republican members of congress are not going. A lot of the former bushes, four out of the five former nominees, are not going. Laura will ted cruz speak . Good question. Nobody knows. Will marco rubio speak . Of his former rivals, we have no idea if they are speaking there for not. Laura the anticipation. Thanks for much for joining us. Thank you, laura. Laura in more political news, britain is on track to have a woman as prime minister. Conservative members of parliament whittle down the list to two female finalists. Theresa may and andrea leadsom. Here in the u. S. , it is women who will most likely decide who ends up in the white house, so what are they looking for in a candidate . Katty kay has gone to find out. You have called women you dont like fat pigs, dogs, slums, disgusting animals. Your twitter account only rosie odonnell. Katty Donald Trumps rhetoric towards women has become a flashpoint in a president ial election that will pit a man against a woman. It is said to be the most gendered election in u. S. History, with Hillary Clinton, the first ever female nominee for the white house. Mr. Trump the only trump she has is the womans card. If talking the about these issues is playing the womans card, deal me in. Katty the biggest reason the two candidates are carefully courting women in this campaign is that women will control who wins the white house. More women vote in america than men. Research shows they have decided the last five u. S. Elections. Donald trump is currently polling worse with women than any president ial candidate since 1972. One way to improve his standing is his choice of Vice President. A name in contention is congresswoman marsha blackburn. He stood up there in the debate, and made a not very subtle reference to the size of his penis. I watched that, and as a mother of four women, i thought, i dont want my young woman watching this on television. Those of the things you look at and you say, i wish you had not done that. A male it was working in dominated profession, or here in washington, you have people who say inappropriate things, and i think most women are like me. You have heard enough of it, through the years, that you dont excuse it, and you, you dont embrace it, but you push it aside. Women trump really needs to win over live in the suburbs of swing states like pennsylvania. This is where this election will be decided. Thats hard to believe this sleepy neighborhood is the front line in the battle for the white house. But if you are a collegeeducated white, single woman, living in a suburb of philadelphia, like this, you are the hottest commodity in this Election Campaign. A social event for the Nonpartisan League of women voters in philadelphia. We met laura, suzanne, and what interests you in a president ial candidate . It is important to discuss the economy, the next generation, education. Im looking to make sure everyone has access to health care, and everyone has access to quality education. Income inequality, if we do not fix it, to see it at least decrease. Katty what do you think about the tone of this Election Campaign . The language we have not heard, really overtly, in decades, almost like they have been given permission now because of the level of vitriol in the discourse, to say those things out loud. Its very troubling. Katty millions of women did vote for trump in the primaries. One of them is lynn ryan. She will be a pennsylvania delegate for trump at the Islamic State<\/a>, there is plenty to talk about and a lot at stake. And, women may hold the key to winning the white house, but what are they looking for in a candidate . Kayy kay goes to katty goes to find out. Laura welcome to our viewers on Public Television<\/a> in america and around the globe. The video following the shooting of a black man by police in minnesota sparks at rest, the second such in 48 hours. The victim, Philando Castile<\/a>, was pulled over and was reaching for his drivers license according to his girlfriend when he was shot. The states governor held a press conference, decrying racism and saying he did not think this would have happened if castile and his girlfriend were white. A warning some of these images are distressing. He killed my boyfriend. He is licensed to carry. He was trying to get out his id and his wallet out of his pocket. Reporter the immediate aftermath of yet another police shooting, this time not just caught on camera, but streamed live on facebook. The officer just shot him in his arm. Reporter the female passenger, Diamond Reynolds<\/a>, just saw her boyfriend shot by a policeman. He is fast losing blood, and fast losing consciousness. I told him not to reach for it you told him to get his id, sir, his drivers license. Please dont tell me hes dead. Please dont tell me my boyfriend just went, like that. Reporter Philando Castile<\/a> had been pulled over because his rear light was not working, and apparently told the officer he had a legally purchased concealed weapon with him in the car. A. Castile worked as cafeteria supervisor at a local montessori school. Hands up, dont shoot. Reporter protesters converged on the governors mansion, with police tape taken from the scene of the shooting. Toing angry voice nowfamiliar cries of protest that have echoed across this country. Those killer cops have got to go. Reporter Diamond Reynolds<\/a> stepped before the crowd, carrying her young daughter, who witnessed everything from the backseat of the car. Not one shot, not two shots, not three shots, not four shots, but five shots, for no reason. Reporter it is the second shocking incident this week. This is footage from baton rouge, louisiana, showing a beingman, alton sterling, held down by police and shot several times. Another police shooting. Andher black family left, another racial flashpoint. We are seeing this with alarming regularity. Michael brown, tamir rice, eric garner, freddie gray. The names associated with some of the more highprofile Police Killings<\/a> in recent times. But the list goes on and on. This year alone, 123 africanamericans have been killed by the police. It is stunning, to see in two days what we have been seeing for years. That is, Police Killing<\/a> of citizens. The question is, when will there be a systematic response to what has been a systemic problem in the United States<\/a> . I think that we have been saying this, over and over again, and i think the last two days brought this to a real tipping point, one that this country has to deal with. No justice, no peace. Prosecute the police. Security with so much in so many communities, the fear is this could be the start of a long, hot summer, words which for decades have been uttered with a sense of foreboding. Laura for more on the most recent incidents, im joined by a law professor at georgetown university. Two black men shot dead by the police within 48 hours. Are these killings increasing in number, or do we just know more about them because of cell phone video . Professor butler africanamericans have had stories like this for decades. So theres nothing new. The only thing new is that there are more video evidence, and the medias paying more attention. The video is important, because it is smoking gun evidence of, again, what africanamericans have been reporting for years. But people believe their own eyes. Because the images are very graphic, i think thats moving the debate in a direct and that i hope will in the long run reduce these senseless killings. Laura and yet we have seen a number of cell phone videos of these senseless killings, as you call them. There is outrage, but then it seems nothing changes. What needs to change in impact in practical terms . Professor butler people have focused on criminal prosecution of Police Officers<\/a>. If you want more systemic change , we have to look at how officers are framed. They are using their guns, deadly force, in situations in which they dont need to. In the united kingdom, for example, there are far fewer police shootings, and yet citizens are just as safe. Bute can have safe streets, we dont need to have Police Officers<\/a> using deadly force. So better training. People are focused a lot on cameras, body cameras on the cops, dashboard cameras on the cars, but in baton rouge, the cameras the officers were wearing supposedly fell off. I dont know how credible that is. Part of it is just having Police Officers<\/a>, hiring Police Officers<\/a> who actually want to serve and protect. Laura the president said today hes deeply disturbed by this latest spate of shootings, but he doesnt think they need to drive a wedge between communities and law enforcement. How can you avoid that . Professor butler there has been a breakdown in trust. The president said that too many Police Officers<\/a> have a warrior mentality when they patrol communities of color, and he has said instead they need to have a guardian mentality. It is true. They dont look at africanamerican suspects the same way as other suspects. There is bias officers have. A lot of them are afraid of africanamerican men in situations where they should not to be, leading to these tragic consequences. Laura what would gun control help . The police clearly fear that everyone they pullover is packing a gun. Professor butler in about 10 of cases in which Police Officers<\/a> kill folks, they are unarmed, so thats just about training. Again, when you have this widespread availability of guns, and you have open carry laws, which mean people are allowed to walk around with guns in their pocket, that is a situation that is fraught, that is almost inevitably leading to tragedies like this. So you know, its not politically popular to talk about gun control, or reducing the number of guns on the streets, but when cops stop folks and they have guns, they will always be afraid for their lives, and again, often they will act in ways that are irrational, or excessive. Laura professor paul butler, thank you very much for joining us. Today, president obama departed for poland to attend a nato summit, which certainly has enough on the agenda, the first since britain voted to leave the european union, and one day after president obama announced he was delaying the drawdown of troops in afghanistan. It comes after a string of deadly attacks by the socalled Islamic State<\/a>. For more on the highstakes, i spoke with the former secreti former supreme allied commander of nato, now at tufts university. Thank you for being with us. There is so much on the table at this summit, but lets start with afghanistan. The president announced he will keep 8000 troops in afghanistan through the end of next year. Allies willt nato also increase their troop contribution . I do. The ratio has been consistent throughout the campaign. Two u. S. Soldiers for everyone nato soldier. If the u. S. Will keep, lets say 8500, i think you will see the allies ante up for thousand troops. I am confident in that. It has been a solid arrangement, and it will help afghanistan. Laura moving to Islamic State<\/a>, where there has been a spate of attacks, recently in deadly fashion in baghdad, what could nato come up with in the fight against Islamic State<\/a> . You will seeidis nato deploy what is called the Airborne Early Warning<\/a> aircraft, those huge airplanes with the big domes on top. They have very sophisticated radar systems, which can do a lot for air control over that battle space, and they can also monitor the Communications Going<\/a> on in the area. Secondly, more importantly than that even, i think you will see nato sign up to a Training Mission<\/a> in iraq to support the Iraqi Security<\/a> forces, who will be the preponderance of boots on the ground who really go after the Islamic State<\/a>. Third and finally, you will see nato commit to doing more in special forces and intelligence. Nato needs to up its game against the Islamic State<\/a>, and i think you will see them do that coming out of the summit. Laura is that enough of a contribution to nato from nato to the fight against the Islamic State<\/a> . Admiral stavridis it is insufficient. We need a total of at least 15,000 to 20,000 troops involved in this fight. Right now, in total we probably have half of that, maybe 10,000 total, and thats being generous. So i think nato needs to put more troops on the ground, probably another 10,000. That will be a heavy lift for nato, but the things i outlined, they will just be a step in that direction. Laura on the question of russian aggression in ukraine, how do you expect nato to respond to that . Yet more forces on the eastern boarder . Admiral stavridis no question. I think that our eastern allies, the baltic states, estonia, latvia, lithuania, poland, romania, all the states that were formerly part of either the soviet union or part of the warsaw pact, are extremely nervous. They watch russia first invade georgia in 2008, then ukraine in 2014, and annexing crimea. They are very nervous. We have seen aggressive russian behavior against the nato border, with many exercises, so the response out of nato will be to move four battalions to that area, one in each of the three baltic states, and one in poland, from the u. S. , the u. K. , germany, and perhaps canada. We will learn more after the summit. Those forces will be the means of deterrence against russia. You will see that financed out of the summit. Laura but will that just annoy russia, and also threaten whatever cooperation there is over syria . Admiral stavridis you know, this is always the dialogue we have to have. I always say, the annoying thing was russias invasion of ukraine, and the annexation of crimea. Thats kind of beyond annoying. I think nato is rightfully stepping up deterrents. But your point is well taken, that above all we need to have an open dialogue with russia. We dont want to stumble backwards into a cold war. The nato secretarygeneral has opined, we need a higher level of dialogue with russia, so i think you will see the reassurance but deterrence, the movement of the battalions, but you also see an olive branch asking for higherlevel dialogue. It will be choppy waters both ways. Laura admiral james stavridis, thank you for joining us. President ial politics was center stage in washington today, as republicans in the house of representatives grilled fbi director james comey on his decision Hillary Clinton<\/a> did not deserve prosecution for using a private email server when she was secretary of state. I am joined by Time Magazine<\/a> correspondent jay newton small. So much to talk about. The grilling of the director by republicans, what did it yield . Nothing that he had not said to begin with, which is that he thought she was careless but did not break any laws, and no prosecutor would have prosecuted her, and thats the end of the story. They did not get, after hours and hours of grilling, any new information. Laura republicans must feel it was worth doing, that it helped them in the way they are berating clinton and saying she is not trustworthy in the runup to november. Was that the point of this . Spend hoursday you and hours talking about how Hillary Clinton<\/a> was irresponsible, bad with classified information, potentially should not begin classified information, all of these stories are bad for hillary. Laura is it good for hillary, that finally Bernie Sanders<\/a> will endorse her next week . It is. Its like, finally, the primary is over. Who would have thought it would have taken months longer than the republican primary, which everyone thought would go all the way to the end, and this one really did go almost to the end. Laura her rival, donald trump, was here in washington today. What was he doing . Who was he meeting . He was meeting with senate republicans. He said he would have this meeting a long time ago. It was interesting, because they did not actually bring him into congress, because that is a minefield of people he might bump into accidentally, and very awkwardly, who have not supported him or will not support him, or democrats who outright criticize him. So they kept him at arms distance, at the National Republican<\/a> senatorial committee, a few blocks from the capitol. The senators all had to walk through 95 degree heat to meet with him, and he was, as he always is, critical of his critics, and with after senators who have not endorsed him, but otherwise was pretty jovial. Laura its like a game of musical chairs, who will be his Vice President<\/a> ial pick. Where are we on that one . This musical chairs, where people keep living leaving the game willingly rather than being forced out. In the last couple days, two senators, joni ernst from iowa and bob corker from tennessee, both said they would not want to be his Vice President<\/a> ial nominee, which leaves, theres still a pretty good field. Chris christie, the governor of new jersey. Mike pence, governor of indiana. Mary fallin, governor of oklahoma. Those are three other leading candidates now. Laura donald trump has promised us an exciting Republican Convention<\/a>. Who will be speaking . Thats another great question. The five Vice President<\/a> of candidates, wouldbe candidates i mentioned, are all planning to speak, but beyond that, theres a real question of who will speak at this, since most of the republican members of congress are not going. A lot of the former bushes, four out of the five former nominees, are not going. Laura will ted cruz speak . Good question. Nobody knows. Will marco rubio speak . Of his former rivals, we have no idea if they are speaking there for not. Laura the anticipation. Thanks for much for joining us. Thank you, laura. Laura in more political news, britain is on track to have a woman as prime minister. Conservative members of parliament whittle down the list to two female finalists. Theresa may and andrea leadsom. Here in the u. S. , it is women who will most likely decide who ends up in the white house, so what are they looking for in a candidate . Katty kay has gone to find out. You have called women you dont like fat pigs, dogs, slums, disgusting animals. Your twitter account only rosie odonnell. Katty Donald Trumps<\/a> rhetoric towards women has become a flashpoint in a president ial election that will pit a man against a woman. It is said to be the most gendered election in u. S. History, with Hillary Clinton<\/a>, the first ever female nominee for the white house. Mr. Trump the only trump she has is the womans card. If talking the about these issues is playing the womans card, deal me in. Katty the biggest reason the two candidates are carefully courting women in this campaign is that women will control who wins the white house. More women vote in america than men. Research shows they have decided the last five u. S. Elections. Donald trump is currently polling worse with women than any president ial candidate since 1972. One way to improve his standing is his choice of Vice President<\/a>. A name in contention is congresswoman marsha blackburn. He stood up there in the debate, and made a not very subtle reference to the size of his penis. I watched that, and as a mother of four women, i thought, i dont want my young woman watching this on television. Those of the things you look at and you say, i wish you had not done that. A male it was working in dominated profession, or here in washington, you have people who say inappropriate things, and i think most women are like me. You have heard enough of it, through the years, that you dont excuse it, and you, you dont embrace it, but you push it aside. Women trump really needs to win over live in the suburbs of swing states like pennsylvania. This is where this election will be decided. Thats hard to believe this sleepy neighborhood is the front line in the battle for the white house. But if you are a collegeeducated white, single woman, living in a suburb of philadelphia, like this, you are the hottest commodity in this Election Campaign<\/a>. A social event for the Nonpartisan League<\/a> of women voters in philadelphia. We met laura, suzanne, and what interests you in a president ial candidate . It is important to discuss the economy, the next generation, education. Im looking to make sure everyone has access to health care, and everyone has access to quality education. Income inequality, if we do not fix it, to see it at least decrease. Katty what do you think about the tone of this Election Campaign<\/a> . The language we have not heard, really overtly, in decades, almost like they have been given permission now because of the level of vitriol in the discourse, to say those things out loud. Its very troubling. Katty millions of women did vote for trump in the primaries. One of them is lynn ryan. She will be a pennsylvania delegate for trump at the Republican Convention<\/a> in july. She owns a gardening business and likes trumps views on trade. I think he will do the best job to keep us safe, and to try to grow our economy, and he definitely knows how to run a business. Katty beyond the economy, the attacks in orlando shook america, and highlighted the electoral importance of terrorism. Anyway tend ton feel National Security<\/a> is a more important issue than democratic women, and they say they want a president who will be tough on terrorists, someone, perhaps, like donald trump. Being a businessman, and his stance on National Security<\/a>, the economy, is very important. But if you. Have a secure border, and you dont have safety within your borders, then the economy is inconsequential. Ms. Clinton we are going to go to philadelphia, and we are going to win in november thank you, and god bless you. Katty she is clearly not moved by the historic nature of Hillary Clinton<\/a>s candidacy. But for Many American<\/a> women, the possibility of putting a woman in the white house, after 44 male president s, is irresistible. Is it important for you that shes a woman . Of course. You cant not see that. It is so important. Katty her campaign has thrown up an interesting phenomenon, a generation gap among female voters. Older women seem to support clinton because they urgently want a female president , and they want it now. To feelwomen tend confident they will get a female president at some point in their lifetime. They are just not sure they wanted to be Hillary Clinton<\/a>. Democraticar, senator from minnesota, believes Hillary Clinton<\/a> will be able to successfully reach younger women voters. Ms. Klobuchar now you have a new generation that did not see her in those roles. Many of them were hardly voting when she was secretary of state, so you have that issue, and she needs to reproduce herself in a nonprimary setting, when it is her versus trump. Loudoun county in Northern Virginia<\/a> is a key swing district, and a reliable bellwether for the state. Women here are a mustwin for clinton and for trump. She runs a gym. She is a classic swing voter, economically conservative but socially liberal. She has voted both republican da and democratic in the past, d is struggling over who to vote for this year. We need to regulate the economics in this country more. That is my draw to donald trump. Hes a businessman. He has the economic background, and has made a successful business of it. Her Foreign Policy<\/a> background draws me to her. I feel more confident having somebody who has sat at the table and held the position she has had, and, i guess im very torn between being a businesswoman and being a woman. Katty ultimately, the candidates Vice President<\/a> ial choices may help her make up her mind. But she suspects many other conservative leaning independent voters may decide just to stay home this election. I think its huge. If women do not show up to vote, it will drastically turn what this election could be. No one knowsrse, precisely how many women will vote, or which candidate they will vote for. If we did, we would be able to say are ready whos going to win. What we do know is that women will decide who lives in the white house after barack obama, whether it is americas 45th male president or its first woman. Laura the female factor. Sou can catch more on katty;s analysis on what women want in this election on bbc this weekend. 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